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the biggest danger of escalation is if the world community, not just britain, but america and others, stands back and does nothing. makingprime minister is a very pro full and a heartfelt speech. -- powerful and heartfelt speech. there seems to be no logic to this chemical attack. >> if he reads the conclusion, this is where they find the greatest difficulty of ascribing militants. been of motives have ascribed. the most likely possibility is that he has been testing the boundaries. theants to know whether world will respond to the use of these weapons, which i suspect are proving quite effective on the battlefield. we cannot know the mind of this brutal dictator. all we can do is make a judgment about whether it will be better to act or not to act. >> does he know if there were any plans for military action before next week? >> i honestly cannot discuss the details of potato action in detail in front of this house. the american president and i have had discussions reported in the newspaper about potential military action. we have had those discussions. the american president would li
the biggest danger of escalation is if the world community, not just britain, but america and others, stands back and does nothing. makingprime minister is a very pro full and a heartfelt speech. -- powerful and heartfelt speech. there seems to be no logic to this chemical attack. >> if he reads the conclusion, this is where they find the greatest difficulty of ascribing militants. been of motives have ascribed. the most likely possibility is that he has been testing the boundaries....
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america's economy is not growing at the pace it should be. the man has no political experience in economic backgrounds. got: i am going to let you unless you have a comment specifically on what we are talking about tonight. caller: my comments, plain and simple, is that i do not believe, personally, that this war -- i apologize -- this war should be called for. because i think this is the wrong time of action. to move on tong warning, ohio, and hear from mark on our democrats line. go ahead from -- go ahead with your comments. caller: how are you doing? ok.: doing you are on the air. caller: this is the united states of america. have all these politicians resign in the house. a little bit off topic a little bit off-topic. we will go to christopher in new york. you have a comment for david a xe? caller: can you hear me? host: we can. caller: david, i think you were disingenuous when you said that censorship -- you did not experience censorship. but you went on to list a bunch of rules you had to stick to. historically, since the 1960's, the an
america's economy is not growing at the pace it should be. the man has no political experience in economic backgrounds. got: i am going to let you unless you have a comment specifically on what we are talking about tonight. caller: my comments, plain and simple, is that i do not believe, personally, that this war -- i apologize -- this war should be called for. because i think this is the wrong time of action. to move on tong warning, ohio, and hear from mark on our democrats line. go ahead...
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god bless the united states of america. Â forever"] Â national cable satellite corp. 2013] national captioning institute] ♪ >> today on c-span, discussion about the efforts to refwilled ♪ libya. then "washington journal" live with your phone calls and the center for american progress holds a conversation about public school districts. on c-span today the center for american progress looks at the size of american school districts. if the size is good or bad for students. we'll have live coverage beginning at 10:00 a.m. eastern. then the reserve officers association holds its national security summit. the topics will include veterans health care and the department defense cuts. live coverage begins at 8:00 a.m. eastern. >> i am not some sort of anti-suburb person who thinks everybody needs to live in new york city. i was very sense ti to come across as a condo-dwelling elitist of some kind. that's not why i did this book. i understand why people like suburbs. i get fed up with the daily live of new york city sometimes b
god bless the united states of america. Â forever"] Â national cable satellite corp. 2013] national captioning institute] ♪ >> today on c-span, discussion about the efforts to refwilled ♪ libya. then "washington journal" live with your phone calls and the center for american progress holds a conversation about public school districts. on c-span today the center for american progress looks at the size of american school districts. if the size is good or bad for...
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god bless them and god bless america. [cheers and applause] >> please give a warm welcome to martin luther king iii. [laughter] -- [applause] >> mr. president, madam first lady, president carter, president clinton, congressman lewis, and to all program participants, this is an unusual moment in our world history as we observe the 50th anniversary. and i'm so thankful for the opportunities to really thank america for helping to realize the dream. although i must say it is not yet realized. so we must redouble and quadruple our efforts. so much has been said today -- and i was 5 years old in 1963 when dad delivered his message -- so, i'm blessed that we were able to bring our daughter, who is hopefully paying attention, 5 years old, so that she can appreciate this history and continue to participate. there are two quick other things that i want to say. i have been speaking all week as many of us have. but i'm reminded that dad challenged us. that's what he did, challenged our nation to be a better nation for all god's child
god bless them and god bless america. [cheers and applause] >> please give a warm welcome to martin luther king iii. [laughter] -- [applause] >> mr. president, madam first lady, president carter, president clinton, congressman lewis, and to all program participants, this is an unusual moment in our world history as we observe the 50th anniversary. and i'm so thankful for the opportunities to really thank america for helping to realize the dream. although i must say it is not yet...
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let's make it in america. that may be a clichÉ, but i put proposals before the congress to make sure we can give incentives to corporations to bring joerg -- to bring jobs back. that is the most lamebrain thing i've ever heard. i fight that every day. priority, health care. it has so much to do with the economy. 60% of the jobs of small businesses, many went out of work because of health care. we had to do something. it was not sustainable. you over 40 million people do -- who do not have insurance. we have to address it. is the health care bill the answer? there is no perfect legislation we've ever pass. atill tell you one thing, least there was a plan to put in front of the american people. ,y job is to make sure it works and change it where it doesn't work. next? i wrote it. who said that? i want to know who said that. i had to read it. i had no choice. [indiscernible] i'm on the health care committee, sir. she is speaking. go ahead. finish. [inaudible question] the federal government doesn't cover me. >>
let's make it in america. that may be a clichÉ, but i put proposals before the congress to make sure we can give incentives to corporations to bring joerg -- to bring jobs back. that is the most lamebrain thing i've ever heard. i fight that every day. priority, health care. it has so much to do with the economy. 60% of the jobs of small businesses, many went out of work because of health care. we had to do something. it was not sustainable. you over 40 million people do -- who do not have...
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i don't want to fundamentally transform america. utopians want to fundamentally transform america. i want to improve america. not fundamentally transform it. that's the utopian streak at the hart of leftism. we can make a world where there is no suffering, no evil. of course it's a beautiful goal, but to have it as a reality? everyone who has tried to make a you utopia, my viewer, everyone, everyone who has tried to make utopia on earth has made hell on earth. those who want to incrementally improve it make a much better place. >> host: from our twitter page, carol romano asks: mr. prager, why are liberals so vested in box -- boston bombers being home-grown white terrorists. >> guest: there was an article on a liberal web site, where the author, a man i debathed once -- debated once, said he hopes it is a white american, home-grown american. can you imagine had somebody written an article, i hope it's a black? or i hoch it's -- i hope it's a middle middle easterner? can you imagine the tsunami of con tell he would have received? look, that man and others don't want to recognize tha
i don't want to fundamentally transform america. utopians want to fundamentally transform america. i want to improve america. not fundamentally transform it. that's the utopian streak at the hart of leftism. we can make a world where there is no suffering, no evil. of course it's a beautiful goal, but to have it as a reality? everyone who has tried to make a you utopia, my viewer, everyone, everyone who has tried to make utopia on earth has made hell on earth. those who want to incrementally...
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god bless america. [applause] ♪ [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2013] >> on the next "washington journal" we will look at the u.s. options in syria. will meet with a former senior aide to the romney campaign. and we will discuss the effect on mentalration health services and the societal impression the public has on the mentally ill. and we will discuss congressional aide. "washington journal" is live on at 7:00 and day eastern. >> the universe may bend towards justice, but it does not bend on its own. countrye the gains this has made requires constant vigilance, not complacency. whether by challenging those who direct new barriers to the vote for ensuring that the scales of justice works equally for all in the criminal justice system and are not just a pipeline from overcrowded schools to overcrowded country has jails. >> this weekend on c-span, from whence -- from wednesday, the 50th anniversary of the march on washington. su
god bless america. [applause] ♪ [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2013] >> on the next "washington journal" we will look at the u.s. options in syria. will meet with a former senior aide to the romney campaign. and we will discuss the effect on mentalration health services and the societal impression the public has on the mentally ill. and we will discuss congressional aide. "washington journal"...
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that's a america's story. there is something in our dna about these immigrants who have the courage to get up and come here. really to fight against great odds, to succeed you. and thank goodness they did. that's who we are today, and we should celebrate it. we shouldn't apologize for. we had to build on it to make us an even stronger nation into century. thanks, tom your. [applause] >> thank you, dick. thank you. dick, thank you very much for that, and thank you for your great leadership. folks, i want to reassure senator durbin, and anyone else who may be tuned in on this, that we iowans, we are a welcoming people. we are a compassionate and caring people. [applause] >> we do not believe in characterizing people with hateful, spiteful, degrading language. we believe that every human being has worth, and we believe life arewant to come here to not criminals. they are people who want to build a better life for themselves and their families, and we had to be finding a way to help them do that here in america, a
that's a america's story. there is something in our dna about these immigrants who have the courage to get up and come here. really to fight against great odds, to succeed you. and thank goodness they did. that's who we are today, and we should celebrate it. we shouldn't apologize for. we had to build on it to make us an even stronger nation into century. thanks, tom your. [applause] >> thank you, dick. thank you. dick, thank you very much for that, and thank you for your great...
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she talks about women's lives at the time and what it was like to be america's first lady and not just the wife of an american mr. an american minister, but to be a wife and a daughter. >> the thing that i always think about with abigail is the relationship, the partnership. without abigail, there is no john. without john, there is no abigail.>> john is important to history. >> yes. with the support she provided to him in europe, in the presidency, in the vice presidency, she was so trustworthy that she could to -- take care of things. so he could go off and be this great public person, which was exactly what she wanted.>> to our guests, our thanks for helping us understand more about the life and legacy of america's second first lady abigail adams. thank you for your time. >> thank you. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2013] >> wednesday night, we continue our encore of the first season ladies," with dolly madison. , september 9, a look at the life of edith roosevelt. our website has a special section on the fir
she talks about women's lives at the time and what it was like to be america's first lady and not just the wife of an american mr. an american minister, but to be a wife and a daughter. >> the thing that i always think about with abigail is the relationship, the partnership. without abigail, there is no john. without john, there is no abigail.>> john is important to history. >> yes. with the support she provided to him in europe, in the presidency, in the vice presidency, she...
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if america takes its eye, if america takes its eyes off the middle east, then there will be a resurgence of al-qaeda and all its affiliates and more menacing than ever we have seen. our concerns with the consequences of terrorists have, that having terrorists next door shape our views about syria. for americans, syria is more than 5,000 miles away. for us, syria is right on our doorstep. our border with syria is long and, therefore, we are deeply concerned about the ability of terrorists to use and to cross these borders. and just that is why we are participating in the surge of a political solution in syria that will reduce the violence and diminish the rule of the extremists. it's not easy, these political solutions, as we see the balance of forces moving this way and another. but that is one of the viable options for the people of syria. and only the syrian people can decide and determine their future. iraq was at the table during geneva i talks and, in fact, the final communique that was produced by the meeting had strong iraqi input in even the language that was adopted by all the p
if america takes its eye, if america takes its eyes off the middle east, then there will be a resurgence of al-qaeda and all its affiliates and more menacing than ever we have seen. our concerns with the consequences of terrorists have, that having terrorists next door shape our views about syria. for americans, syria is more than 5,000 miles away. for us, syria is right on our doorstep. our border with syria is long and, therefore, we are deeply concerned about the ability of terrorists to use...
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how do we help america create those jobs? it in america?e how do they do it in a way to make america believe again that and you can strong, dream about that american dream as well? 210 days into this calendar year, more than half the year gone by, only 81 of those days in the house. we've mentioned to the president we want to do more with him, interested in passing more than just one dozen bills in more than six months that we have been in congress in 2013. we are tired of voting to repeal the historic health care reform that today make sure that people with pre-existing conditions don't have to worry about losing their health insurance. to, this week, we are going vote for the 40th time to repeal protectionsecurity that americans now understand and need. ready to get to work with the president of the united states and we are ready to work with him to keep america working. the best way to reduce the deficit is to put americans back to work. let me yield to our leader, nancy pelosi. >> thank you, mr. chairman. enthusiastic meeting with the p
how do we help america create those jobs? it in america?e how do they do it in a way to make america believe again that and you can strong, dream about that american dream as well? 210 days into this calendar year, more than half the year gone by, only 81 of those days in the house. we've mentioned to the president we want to do more with him, interested in passing more than just one dozen bills in more than six months that we have been in congress in 2013. we are tired of voting to repeal the...
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i just wish america understood. if i could tell them one thing about lucy hayes, it is that i find it stunningly haunting how much violence she saw up close during the war. in surgery and out. not only in ohio hospitals, but going to her husband's camps where her brother was a surgeon. she was in and out of the operating room. she did post operative care. she saw people without anesthetics suffering in horiffic ways. when four soldiers, two of whom were wounded and two of whom were significantly ill, missed their train to chicago, she opened her back parlor to her house so they could stay. it makes perfect sense to me that she had those stripes on. i would be convinced that is the least she owed that man. for what she knew he went through. >> on the note about violence -- >> there was a report a bullet went through their parlor window in columbus before they came to the white house. there was no secret service. they took it as it came. their son buried a pistol and he was their only form of security. >> from springf
i just wish america understood. if i could tell them one thing about lucy hayes, it is that i find it stunningly haunting how much violence she saw up close during the war. in surgery and out. not only in ohio hospitals, but going to her husband's camps where her brother was a surgeon. she was in and out of the operating room. she did post operative care. she saw people without anesthetics suffering in horiffic ways. when four soldiers, two of whom were wounded and two of whom were...
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and was there a better way, it is the way for america to act and america to lead in the world? and like so many others in my generation, vietnam really was the impetus that opened up the world to us, even though i never got there. i didn't serve but it came right into our hometown. and it forced us to look beyond the atlantic and pacific, and appreciate that they complicated world. and when you go into the china shop, you've got to be careful when you throw your weight around. 40 years later, vietnam still recalls for me the ultimate purpose of diplomacy, and that's what we are looking at this week at chautauqua. can work amicably with other countries, with other religions with other people? what's the best way to avoid the war and conflict that we've seen in our country over the last 10 years? are we capable of meeting the difficult challenge, and it's an important one for all of us to matter what our faith is to reflect upon, can we deliver peace? that's our job. all of us. we know in our hearts it may never be possible. as the ancient greeks put it, may never be possible as
and was there a better way, it is the way for america to act and america to lead in the world? and like so many others in my generation, vietnam really was the impetus that opened up the world to us, even though i never got there. i didn't serve but it came right into our hometown. and it forced us to look beyond the atlantic and pacific, and appreciate that they complicated world. and when you go into the china shop, you've got to be careful when you throw your weight around. 40 years later,...
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america was already tied -- tired of that. pakistan had grown convinced that we were likely to fail in the region. so we were trying to do this against this big wall of skepticism and so is aidala the afghans it was really the case can the mets win the 69 -- that's a question actively. we have to first prove he could do things on the ground in certain areas and we had to try think age people particularly people like the pakistanis and say things that we can do this. it's in your interest that we succeed because the taliban run afghanistan is the worst possible outcome for pakistani stability. i don't think any of that was wrong. i still believe that assessment was absolutely accurate read what did we do? we went and we pushed. i spent a lot of time in pakistan with general kayani and other leaders to get them to believe that i think and maybe i am pollyanna-ish, i think i've been moving to where they thought we had a chance to be successful but in a one-on-one moment general kayani looked at me and i laid out my strategy and h
america was already tied -- tired of that. pakistan had grown convinced that we were likely to fail in the region. so we were trying to do this against this big wall of skepticism and so is aidala the afghans it was really the case can the mets win the 69 -- that's a question actively. we have to first prove he could do things on the ground in certain areas and we had to try think age people particularly people like the pakistanis and say things that we can do this. it's in your interest that...
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to build businesses in america. so -- [applause] we came together on a bipartisan basis so at the end of the day, some parts i hated. some parts of it i hated. that's how you compromise. we ended up with 54 democratic senators and 14 republican senators giving us 68 votes to past the bill out of the senate. my message, and tom's message to the speaker is give us a chance to do things and come together, both political parties, give the house of representatives a chance to come up with a bipartisan approach. we have one. maybe they have one too. let's get it done. it's time for america to fix this broken immigration system. >> first of all, i want to ask if either edwardo or hector, do you have anything to and? i guess since -- you are under the bill; right? >> yeah, uh-huh. >> this is one guy right here that is under the thing i mentioned, and if that thing -- if that is done away with, as congressman king got that vote in the house, it won't pass the senate, but if it did, would what happen to you? >> i have no idea
to build businesses in america. so -- [applause] we came together on a bipartisan basis so at the end of the day, some parts i hated. some parts of it i hated. that's how you compromise. we ended up with 54 democratic senators and 14 republican senators giving us 68 votes to past the bill out of the senate. my message, and tom's message to the speaker is give us a chance to do things and come together, both political parties, give the house of representatives a chance to come up with a...
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and freedom to walk down the streets of america without being profiled. [applause] the march is unfinished and hopefully tonight we will, among many of our nations, have a conversation about what we must do to finish the march toward justice and shared prosperity. thank you. [applause] >> thank you, arlene. it is now my pleasure to introduce to deliver us some appropriate introductory remarks mr. keith ellison, congressman keith ellison, who represents the 5th district from minnesota in the united states house of representatives. congressman ellison is a member of the house financial services committee and is providing some very diligent, progress i oversight of our nation's financial services and housing industries as well as wall street. he also serves on the house democratic steering and policy committee be, advising the entire democratic caucus on its agenda. and he's also serving as co-chair of the democratic progressive caucus and has worked diligently to make sure progressive values are at the forefront of the national conversation. but that's all
and freedom to walk down the streets of america without being profiled. [applause] the march is unfinished and hopefully tonight we will, among many of our nations, have a conversation about what we must do to finish the march toward justice and shared prosperity. thank you. [applause] >> thank you, arlene. it is now my pleasure to introduce to deliver us some appropriate introductory remarks mr. keith ellison, congressman keith ellison, who represents the 5th district from minnesota in...
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i have also lived half my life in south america. a lot about bolivar, but i have learned just from listening to you a number of things, including the wonderful stint in colombia and the battle. we hear a lot to commend it irritates me as someone who loves this to hear about the late departed executive to the president of venezuela who used this human bolivar as a tool to badly govern a wonderful people and a wonderful country. to what extent he lived a long time in venezuela, to what extent was hugo chavez distorting history and just doing their usual grab that he did, work is there a serious historical responsible basis for using bolivar as part of the venezuelan package? >> thank you for that question. a very good question. there is very little. and think about this in the epilogue. a very little to compare. except for the thing that everybody since bolivar died, and he died as -- absolutely destitute. he -- the data very rich man. but bolivar it is amazing to see people on the right use them. people on the left use in for hug
i have also lived half my life in south america. a lot about bolivar, but i have learned just from listening to you a number of things, including the wonderful stint in colombia and the battle. we hear a lot to commend it irritates me as someone who loves this to hear about the late departed executive to the president of venezuela who used this human bolivar as a tool to badly govern a wonderful people and a wonderful country. to what extent he lived a long time in venezuela, to what extent...
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this has happened to health insurance in america which we can see just by looking at the state of our country, but it also happened of finance again and again and again. some friends of mine who used to work at an outfit called long-term capital. remember that one. so long-term capital was an attempt to use big computing to make a perfect investment fund. it seemed too good to be true, so in order to create an air of legitimacy they hire a bunch of people who had nobel prizes in economics to be associated with it, and it looked perfect first. when it failed, it failed big. guess you paid for it? hello, all of you. you paid for it. there was another one called and ron. and ron was doing whatever the same thing. a great big computer. let's make a perfect investment because we can predict where risk is. i remember getting a call from enron. they want to buy my idols are up. i thought, no. we don't want to sell. we don't want to sell a little party star of the we love so much to some companies test the strength to take advantage of a competing. guess who bought it? cool. i love them. i'm
this has happened to health insurance in america which we can see just by looking at the state of our country, but it also happened of finance again and again and again. some friends of mine who used to work at an outfit called long-term capital. remember that one. so long-term capital was an attempt to use big computing to make a perfect investment fund. it seemed too good to be true, so in order to create an air of legitimacy they hire a bunch of people who had nobel prizes in economics to be...
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the symbolic value of america's house is even greater. in some ways, she took the same view of the white house. >> this network produced a documentary on the white house and we visited the lincoln bedroom. we will show you that next to show you the kind of spending that mary lincoln did on the furniture. >> it dates back to 1861, bought by mary todd lincoln as part of white house refurbishing. 8 feet long, 6 feet wide, made of carved rosewood. >> the lincoln bed with a purple and gold and lace. victorian decorating. we have later photographs with the bed still dressed the way that she dressed it. >> it is this bed bought by mary lincoln that holds the key to understanding the lincoln family's time here. >> it was one of mary lincoln's many extravagant purchases when she began a campaign to redecorate this entire building. >> she spent so much money, and he flew into a rage and said it was a stink in the nostrils of the american people. she was dying flub-dubs for that damned old house. >> in 1862, lincoln's middle son died after a bout wi
the symbolic value of america's house is even greater. in some ways, she took the same view of the white house. >> this network produced a documentary on the white house and we visited the lincoln bedroom. we will show you that next to show you the kind of spending that mary lincoln did on the furniture. >> it dates back to 1861, bought by mary todd lincoln as part of white house refurbishing. 8 feet long, 6 feet wide, made of carved rosewood. >> the lincoln bed with a purple...
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we are offering a special "first of the book ladies of america." it is available for the discount price of $12.95 plus shipping. it is available at c- span.org/products. >> c-span, we bring public events from washington to you putting you in the middle of congressional hearings, ravings, and offer them pretty -- complete coverage of the u.s. house as a public service of private industry. by the cable-tv industry and funded by your local cable or satellite provider. nook and watch us now in hd -- you can watch us now in hd. is theng up next discussion of doma and proposition 8. future followed by the of the army and the use of drones. army ga chief of staff rclayal barkley -- ba speaks about unmanned vehicle systems. you can watch the event in its entirety at c-span.org. >> you are in some tough times now. not only the department of defense, but our nation as we try to get our arms against -- around the fiscal issues that we have. as we go into some of these new programs, we have to be honest with ourselves and know that as we develop these things,
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and in america it's about one in eight. if you look here in dallas county where we're seated now, it's about one in four. so really, i think, we couldn't be at a much better place in america to have this discussion right now. and i'm joined by a fabulous panel of experts both on texas and nationally, and they're going to enlighten us and sort of unpack this relationship between growth and immigration here in texas. so i'll start with steve moore. many of you have probably seen him on tv, he's an editorial board member of "the wall street journal." he writes about immigration, taxes, fiscal policy and many things. i'm sure you've read his articles, you've seen him. he's been an advocate for years and a scholar on immigration even before he was at "the wall street journal" and we're just very privileged to have you here, steve, so thank you for coming. >> thank you, matt. >> something that you do well is you look state by state a lot. you do things we like here. you talk about growth and you look at the states and the evidenc
and in america it's about one in eight. if you look here in dallas county where we're seated now, it's about one in four. so really, i think, we couldn't be at a much better place in america to have this discussion right now. and i'm joined by a fabulous panel of experts both on texas and nationally, and they're going to enlighten us and sort of unpack this relationship between growth and immigration here in texas. so i'll start with steve moore. many of you have probably seen him on tv, he's...
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when you answer from america, the response is we love america. tell your president think you, he saved us. libyans are anxious to join the 21st century after being under the dictator for 42 years. -- tell your president thank you. host: that is superimposed over photographs of an ancient ruins. the photographs by your colleague shows a lot of greco roman ruins. guest: this goes away to where they are now. they have this glorious past and was a critical part of the roman empire. in the second third century a.d. emperors wasman empire libyan. when you travel through those places that are memorialized by mike colleague who was a great photographer, you see -- you get a sense of a very thriving libya back then, but also a libya very much connected to the world across the mediterranean. that was severed by muammar gaddafi. host: 4 10,000 years the location attracted colonizers as a population of each wave of newcomers is slowly forge the libyan identity. today evidence of other cultures and history, a greek theaters and italian cafes is stamped on thi
when you answer from america, the response is we love america. tell your president think you, he saved us. libyans are anxious to join the 21st century after being under the dictator for 42 years. -- tell your president thank you. host: that is superimposed over photographs of an ancient ruins. the photographs by your colleague shows a lot of greco roman ruins. guest: this goes away to where they are now. they have this glorious past and was a critical part of the roman empire. in the second...
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it was all america. >> they put a face on america and this nation that nobody ever saw before. >> in 1963, at 23 years old the president was deeply concerned what was happening he wanted to know what could be done he said mr. president we are going to march on washington. >> i got a call they are going to do it. that it is time. it will be a crescendo. >> but to awaken my sensibilities. >> he made a speech and everybody else's. >> ywis one of the most unforgettable sites of my life. >> sometimes they go to where we stood 50 years ago and reflect back. and i am the only ones still around. he said you did a good job. you did a good job. you did a good job. any said to dr. king, you had a dream. [applause] >> day que. it free beers tonight on cnn at 10:00 p.m.. please tune in. thank you. [applause] >> now how can we be a country of a black man to the white house but not of black boys told from the store? we have been dealing with that from quite some time that came into stark reality in a major way with the story of trayvon martin. it makes no sense that young man is dead. there is no r
it was all america. >> they put a face on america and this nation that nobody ever saw before. >> in 1963, at 23 years old the president was deeply concerned what was happening he wanted to know what could be done he said mr. president we are going to march on washington. >> i got a call they are going to do it. that it is time. it will be a crescendo. >> but to awaken my sensibilities. >> he made a speech and everybody else's. >> ywis one of the most...
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he read life magazine and he had a good understanding of america. he knew what japan was getting into and as he told the individual at the time, he said that we could guarantee a tough fight for the first six months but i have no confidence after that. it is important to know that he is a gambler. he played billiards and roulette and dejong and it almost did not matter what the game was as long as it had a gambling component. he often threatened to resign to become a full-time professional gambler. that is how good he was. although i'm sure they didn't take his threats seriously, it is important to understand that his love of gambling affected his military strategy and influenced his thinking. that is why he has a mixed record. he was a fascinating character, nonetheless. when he was young and serving aboard japan's naval flagship during the japanese and russian war, the deck bluff and he was severely injured by an explosion. if you look at this photograph here, you can see the stars peppering his face from the shrapnel. he was pretty self conscious
he read life magazine and he had a good understanding of america. he knew what japan was getting into and as he told the individual at the time, he said that we could guarantee a tough fight for the first six months but i have no confidence after that. it is important to know that he is a gambler. he played billiards and roulette and dejong and it almost did not matter what the game was as long as it had a gambling component. he often threatened to resign to become a full-time professional...
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was there a better way or different way for america to act or lead in the world? like so many others in my generation it was the impetus that opened the world even though i never got there. i did not serve but it came right into our home town and forced us to look beyond the pacific to appreciate that is a complicated world when you go into the china shop you have to be careful when you throw your weight around. 40 years later vietnam's still recalls for me the ultimate purpose of diplomacy. . . s. ancient greeks put it it will never be possible they set this tame the savageness of man that we know we have to try. our path will be eliminated via phrase robert kennedy used in his brief and tragic run for the presidency in 1968. he said that one of the purposes of our country must must be andes or tennyson's words alfred lord tennyson to seek a newer world, to seek a newer world from the broken world that we inherited after those trials and tribulations of the 1960s. that's not very different from some of the challenges that we inherit here in 2013. for me that's th
was there a better way or different way for america to act or lead in the world? like so many others in my generation it was the impetus that opened the world even though i never got there. i did not serve but it came right into our home town and forced us to look beyond the pacific to appreciate that is a complicated world when you go into the china shop you have to be careful when you throw your weight around. 40 years later vietnam's still recalls for me the ultimate purpose of diplomacy. ....